
Not one Muslim? Indian businessman comes under racial attack at Riyadh exhibition
India Today
In the video, the man appears to mock the firm for its religious identity, sneering that it has "not even one Muslim." The controversy gained traction after a UAE-based political analyst shared the video online, condemning the incident as "blatant racism."
A video from a business exhibition in Riyadh has sparked outrage online after showing an Indian exhibitor being verbally targeted over his religion. The undated clip, which India Today TV has not independently verified, shows a Saudi individual confronting staff at an Indian company’s stall.
In the video, the man appears to mock the firm for its religious identity, sneering that it has “not even one Muslim."
The controversy gained traction after UAE-based political analyst Amjad Taha shared the video on X, condemning the incident as “blatant racism".
In his post, Taha pushed back against the remarks, writing that “Indian is not an insult” and defending India’s civilisational heritage.
“Business is not a mosque roll call, and faith policing has no place in modern society,” Taha wrote, calling the behaviour “shameful” and “absolutely unacceptable.”
This is blatant racism.A Saudi attacking an Indian for being Hindu and for owning a stand at a Riyadh exhibition..bullying them and sneering, "This #Hindu company doesn’t even have one Muslim here." This is ignorance weaponized, an assault on dignity, faith, and free enterprise. pic.twitter.com/zi3o3Bc6nN— Amjad Taha (@amjadt25) February 3, 2026

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